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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 467 · 40 questions
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Remember (Star, planet or moon?): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Mercury is closest, Venus is hottest, Mars is the red planet, Jupiter is the biggest, Saturn is famous for its rings, Neptune is farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon is Earth’s moon; Titan and Ganymede are moons of other planets.

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  1. 1.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Titan
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

  1. a moon
  2. 2
  3. False
  4. 5
  5. is the biggest planet
  6. a telescope
  7. it reflects sunlight
  8. Sirius
  9. a star
  10. the Pole Star
  11. Earth
  12. 24
  13. is closest to the sun
  14. 4
  15. is the planet we live on
  16. Mars
  17. is called the red planet
  18. Earth
  19. 1
  20. Venus
  21. Saturn
  22. True
  23. a moon
  24. Venus
  25. 8
  26. False
  27. Earth spins on its axis
  28. False
  29. False
  30. the Sun
  31. Ganymede
  32. 365
  33. Saturn
  34. Phobos
  35. 7
  36. True
  37. a planet
  38. True
  39. Titan
  40. 6

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